Power vs Pedal: An In-Depth Look at the Maintenance Needs of Ebikes vs Bicycles

I was slumming it on Twitter today when I came across the following post: I started to really think about this chart and started to

Going Green and Saving Green: How E-Bikes Can Benefit the Postal Service

Today we’re talking about something near and dear to our hearts: saving cold hard cash. Specifically, how the US Postal Service can save a ton

Replacing the rear hub and swapping the 12 speed drivetrain for a 10 speed on my Luna X-1

For the last 3 years I have really enjoyed riding my Ludicrous enabled Luna X-1 Full suspension ebike. After much use and abuse the rear

Steve’s Wooden Vectrix

This beautiful custom scooter really impressed me as soon as I saw it. As you can imagine, Steve is a experienced wooden boat builder, and

My absolute nightmare buying a Lithium Battery direct from China

I thought I would save a few dollars on getting a 5kWh LifePo4 battery for my wife’s off grid home. Little did I know that

Soldering vs Crimping vs Connectors for DIY ebikes

2 weeks ago I had an incident with my hot water heater where it starting melting the plastic connectors and insulation and filling the house

Elon Musk’s $40B of Tesla stock sales represents one of the biggest wealth transfers in history

There has been a lot of controversy about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and subsequent selling of $40 Billion dollars of Tesla (TSLA) stock to

Dan’s 1967 Honda CA160 conversion

I’ve always loved vintage conversions to electric power. Dan is located in Kansas, and one day he showed his wife some pictures of motorcycles to

Energica Electric Motorcycles from Italy

Energica was formed in 2014 by Giampiero Testoni, head engineer for CRP Racing, which had won several European championships in the popular 250cc motorcycle class

15 Plug-In Hybrid cars, and why I like them

Electric cars are getting most of the buzz these days, but as much as I like them (and I DO like them), I think for

The Ducati V21L Electric Motorcycle details

I see announcements once in a while about some new EV thing, and when I google it, every EV news outlet just has a copy/paste

Charging an Electric Car with a 4kW Off Grid system and an Electric Tractor with a 16kWh Salvaged Volt Battery

18 months ago I bought a Chevy Bolt for about 1/2 off sticker price. The Bolt has been awesome with the sole exception that I

Longtail Cargobikes, plus how to MAKE one

I have loved longtail cargobikes ever since I first saw them. The cargo-racks and bags behind the rider can carry stuff, and that makes them

Charging Your Ebike batteries with a Variable Voltage Power Supply

Here is an article that you will absolutely never see on any other normal ebike blog site. For the last year or so I have

The Gentleman’s Guide to Guerrilla Electric Car Charging

I spend a lot of time on car blog sites which are frequented with comments like “I’ll never buy an electric car because it costs

The Serial-1 Ebikes from Harley Davidson.

Harley Davidson decided to commission a line of electric bicycles a while ago, and I decided it was about time to write about them. A

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